Audit unearthed disaster-in-the-making. "What the report showed, which was correct, was that we weren't taking the proper steps to protect some laptops," Everson said. "We've worked to encrypt all of the laptops and that's just about done. We've got a couple dozen more we've got to finish ...

Gartner blows a gasket on hyped technology. Companies rushing to deploy virtualisation technologies for could wind up overlooking many security issues and exposing themselves to risk, Gartner has warned. Virtualisation software offers the ability to run multiple operating systems, or multiple sessions of a single operating system, on a single physical ...

Security vendor Sophos reported last Thursday that Microsoft's Vista is vulnerable to at least three pieces of widespread malware, two of which date back to 2004. At least three well-known internet worms -- labelled Stratio-Zip, Netsky-D and MyDoom-O by Sophos -- are able to execute on the operating system, according ...

Hackers and virus creators have finally infected the Apple iPod - albeit very marginally since it affects only iPods with the Linux operating system  (about 0.01% of all iPods). Kasperksy Lab calls it the 'Podloso' while security major F-secure has named the virus 'Oslo.zip'. According to a report by Kaspersky Lab, ...

Refreshed hardware, refreshed company. Watchguard has overhauled its Firebox Core and Peak e-series UTM (unified threat management) appliances, amongst a number of improvements, doubling firewall throughput. Unified threat management (UTM) specialist Watchguard has upgraded the security features of its FireBox X e-Series appliances with the second significant firmware refresh in six ...

Job cuts expected after Websense bid. Websense has made a $400m offer to buy UK security vendor SurfControl, and said there will be job cuts when the deal closes. Read more at ivanr

Symantec has confirmed flaws in its most popular consumer security software that could give attackers the means to hijack the Windows PCs that the programs are supposed to protect. The vulnerabilities are in an ActiveX control that ships with several products, including Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, Norton SystemWorks ...

Before a commercial software program is released to the public, it usually goes through a "beta" phase. During this stage, the software is tested for bugs, crashes, errors, inconsistencies, and any other problems. Though beta versions of software used to be made available only to developers, they are now sometimes ...

The term "bespoke" comes from England where it originally referred to custom or tailor-made clothing. In recent years, however, the term has been applied to information technology (IT), and refers to custom services or products. For example, bespoke software is software customized for a specific purpose. Bespoke programs may include custom ...

Stands for "Blind Carbon Copy." When you send an e-mail to only one person, you type the recipient's address in the "To:" field. When you send a message to more than one person, you have the option to enter addresses in the "Cc:" and "Bcc:" fields. "Cc" stands for ...

Contrary to popular belief, baud is not a direct measurement of data transfer speed, but instead it measures how many electrical signals are sent per second. Baud is used to measure the rate of electrical signals, or "signaling elements," for modems, networks, serial cables, and other data transfer mediums. Some people ...

As most computer users know, some computing tasks can be tedious and repetitive. Fortunately, if a task is indeed repetitive, a batch process can be used to automate much of the work. A batch process performs a list of commands in sequence. It be run by a computer's operating system ...